1. When the winter solstice comes, eat dumplings.

Explanation: On the day of the winter solstice, in order to commemorate Zhang Zhongjing’s "sweet ears", eating dumplings becomes a habit.

2. On October 1st, the winter solstice arrives, and every household eats dumplings.

Explanation: October 1st of the Gregorian calendar is the time for the winter solstice. On this day, every household will make dumplings to eat.

3. If you don’t bring dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care.

Explanation: After Zhang Zhongjing of the Eastern Han Dynasty resigned and returned home, he found that the people on both sides of the Baihe River had bad ears due to the cold. He ordered his apprentices to boil some mutton, chili peppers and cold-repelling medicinal materials in a pot, then cook these things, take them out and chop them into pieces, and use bread to make "jiao ears" like ears, and let everyone drink soup and noodles. With the warmth, the frozen areas gradually healed.

People thanked Zhang Zhongjing for his kindness and imitated him and made "Jiao Er" to cure diseases. Gradually, the homophony became "dumpling", and then there was a rumor that "if you don't carry the dumpling bowl during the winter solstice, There is a proverb like "If you freeze your ears off, no one will care".

4. Winter Solstice Dumplings and Summer Solstice Noodles.

Explanation: In most parts of the north, a meal of dumplings is eaten on the winter solstice, which symbolizes reunion. On the summer solstice, you should choose to eat noodles, which indicates good weather. Extended information

Other proverbs about the winter solstice:

1. If the winter solstice is sunny, it will rain every year.

Explanation: This proverb means that if the weather is sunny on the winter solstice, it will definitely rain in the New Year. This proverb is mostly spread in the south. In the north, it is estimated that it will not rain but snow.

2. The winter solstice is warm, but the cold is until mid-March; the winter solstice is cold, and the spring is warm early.

Explanation: If the winter solstice is very warm, it means that next year will be a cold spring. If the winter solstice is cold, next year will be a warm spring.

3. It will be cloudy for the winter and sunny for the New Year.

Explanation: If there are clouds on the winter solstice, then the sky will be clear during the Spring Festival.

4. There is a strong north wind in the winter solstice, so be careful to prevent frost.

Explanation: If the north wind blows on the winter solstice, it means that it will be very cold in the next few days, so you should prevent frost and freeze, and wear more clothes to prevent catching cold.

5. It snows on the winter solstice, and the rivers are full of water on the summer solstice.

Explanation: If it snows during the winter solstice, there will be plenty of rain in the coming summer.